ABA CLASS A
COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
08/29/2026
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ABA CLASS A
COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
GAME ID: 4355 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cottage City Cannonballers (44-86) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 0
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (84-46) 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 X 7 8 0
Herd slugs 2 home runs in Jet Hawks Win
In the 7-2 Grand Rapids win over Cottage City, the impact of Caleb Herd was substantial. Herd, who is tied for 10th in the N-A with a .316 batting average, belted 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. The winner was Satoshi Nishiyama in relief. His record improves to 14-4. Steve Esquivel took the loss. Chris Brown earned his 4th save, after closing out the game.

With Grand Rapids leading 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Herd batted against Cottage City pitcher Steve Esquivel. Herd hit a fastball to right-center for a 2-run home run. His 17th home run of the season put the Jet Hawks on top, 3-0.

"I like the roll we're on," said Grand Rapids manager Sadayuki Nishikawa.

Grand Rapids has won 4 straight games.
COTTAGE CITY BATTING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Mills 1B 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .278 13 37
R. Intrieri CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .289 9 42
J. Smith 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .295 10 48
D. Pinzon SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .218 0 5
M. Alvarado 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .256 14 47
K. Ranke RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .272 16 63
A. Bross LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .238 11 48
V. Gelabert C 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 .273 15 49
J. Unknown DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-N. Miller DH 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 3 4
Totals 32 2 5 2 5 12 17      
a - N. Miller inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Alvarado (14, 6th Inning off S. Nishiyama, 0 on, 1 out) , V. Gelabert (15, 9th Inning off C. Brown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Intrieri , M. Alvarado 4 , A. Bross , V. Gelabert 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Smith , D. Pinzon 2 , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Mills (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pinzon-Smith-Mills)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Martin CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .253 4 20
J. Zanghi DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .258 5 17
R. Gruber LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 .295 28 77
M. Hedger 1B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .336 30 98
C. Herd 2B 4 2 2 5 0 0 0 .316 17 66
M. Ayres RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .261 19 64
G. Gericke C 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .305 23 64
R. Velez 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .223 8 26
K. Aitcheson SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304 11 42
Totals 31 7 8 7 3 6 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Gruber (28, 1st Inning off S. Esquivel, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Herd 2 (17, 4th Inning off S. Esquivel, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off S. Elliott, 2 on, 0 outs) , G. Gericke (23, 7th Inning off G. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Martin , R. Gruber 4 , M. Hedger , C. Herd 8 , G. Gericke 4 , R. Velez 2
2-out RBI: R. Gruber , C. Herd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gruber
GIDP: K. Aitcheson
Hit by Pitch: K. Aitcheson
Team LOB: 4
COTTAGE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Esquivel L (4-12) 3.2 3 3 3 0 3 2 57 4.36   
J. Matias 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 5.35   
G. Mendoza 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 31 6.60   
S. Elliott 1.0 1 3 3 2 2 1 28 5.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Esquivel 44
Batters Faced: S. Esquivel 14, J. Matias 7, G. Mendoza 8, S. Elliott 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Esquivel 3-5, J. Matias 1-2, G. Mendoza 2-3, S. Elliott 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Esquivel 57-36, J. Matias 18-12, G. Mendoza 31-19, S. Elliott 28-16
Hit Batsmen: J. Matias
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Soto 4.0 2 0 0 4 6 0 78 4.09   
S. Nishiyama W (14-4) 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 25 4.12   
B. Wilson H (14) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 27 3.38   
C. Brown SV (4) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 29 4.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Soto 60
Batters Faced: C. Soto 18, S. Nishiyama 7, B. Wilson 5, C. Brown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Soto 5-1, S. Nishiyama 0-3, B. Wilson 1-1, C. Brown 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Soto 78-43, S. Nishiyama 25-17, B. Wilson 27-15, C. Brown 29-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Caleb Herd
Ballpark: Jet Hawks Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 11572
Special Notes: SP Julio Matias was injured while pitching.
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